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Most notably, top fashion brands such asAdidas, Nike, Stella McCartney, Patagonia, and Vivobarefoot have all recently created products by recycling or upcycling bottles made fromPETplastic. All of these products received a welcome response from customers. Here atethicalWARES, we havejustsuccessfully c...
The program represents a unique opportunity to adaptively reuse infrastructure, upcycling what might have been waste. And yet any instance ofadaptive reuseis inherently reactive because the design process is dictated by an existing condition. San Francisco’s Bay Bridge being dismantled for...
The growing textile industry is polluting the environment and producing waste at an alarming rate. The wasteful consumption of fast fashion has made the problem worse. The waste management of textiles has been ineffective. Spurred by the urgency of reduc
Upcycling and repurposing: Eyeglass frames that are no longer functional or in demand for resale can be creatively repurposed or upcycled. They can be transformed into jewelry, decorative items, or even used in art projects. - Landfill or incineration: Unfortunately, if lens frames are not suitab...
Hassan, Mohanty, and Misra [33] also report that 3D printing is used in the upcycling of waste biomass generated from agriculture; this contributes to sustainable processes, reduces the overall waste generated, and enhances design and production processes. Patel et al. [34] support Mohanty and ...
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